Pathways Foundation Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 332270862
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2025–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2024
- Location
- Boston, MA, USA
- Phone
- 9084052936
- Rating
- 69
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Human Service Organizations
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $72,145
- Expenses
- $33,340
- Assets
- $39,481
- Liabilities
- $676
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
3 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Malar Patel (Founder & President)
People named in this filing
- Malar Patel (Founder & President)
- Vishwa Bhavsar (Founder & COO)
- Nroop Bhavsar (Treasurer & CFO)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The Pathways Foundation was formed as a 501c3 to bridge economic and educational disparities for underserved youth and athletes. Born from the founders personal journey in Springfield MA the organizations main goal is to harness the power of sports technology and education as catalysts for opportunity. We exist to dismantle barriers to advancement by providing essential life and career skills specifically in AI literacy financial planning and leadership to those in major life transitions. Our primary objective is to create equitable pathways to professional and personal growth ensuring that talent and potential are never limited by a persons background or circumstances. We achieve this through immersive programs and workshops and equip the next generation of leaders with the tools needed for success in a tech-driven world.
What it reported doing in 2025
Hall of Hope: Program Overview Hall of Hope is the signature flagship youth empowerment program of The Pathways Foundation. It is designed to bridge economic and educational disparities for underserved youth by using sports as a catalyst for professional and personal development. What the Program Does The program provides a two-day immersive experience that equips student-athletes with essential skills for a tech-driven world. By integrating basketball fundamentals with high-level technology training and professional development the program transforms young athletes into innovators and entrepreneurs. Target Population: High school student-athletes from underserved communities in the Springfield and Chicopee MA areas.23 Primary Activities: Intensive workshops in AI technology financial literacy and professional development combined with athletic clinics.23 Measurable Impact: Served approximately 75100 students annually.34 100% of participants reported acquiring new future-relevant skills.2 96% of students reported feeling inspired regarding their professional possibilities.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 99% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 51
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 67
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 35.8%; rating input score 36
- Program expense ratio: 77.4%; rating input score 77
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 53.8%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.18; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 35.8% of revenue deployed · 77.4% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $26K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 36/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 52/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 23/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.